A coalition of education advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Oct. 11, against all 56 Montana counties, asking the Montana Supreme Court to issue an emergency order curtailing a tax revolt that has many county commissions refusing to collect the full amount of the state’s “95 mill” school equalization property tax. The suit is brought by the Montana Quality Education Coalition, which represents

As Montana gears up to enter another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services encourages Montanans to take precautions to help protect against severe symptoms from COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia and respiratory syncytial virus infections. The number of people ill due to respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia,

As a part of his continued work to ensure Montana communities are prepared for extreme flooding and drought, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has secured $26 million in funding from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to support soil moisture and snowpack monitoring and improve drought and flood forecasting in Montana and four other Upper Missouri River Basin states. This investment

Mike Volesky, the chief of operations for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, was put on administrative leave this week after he was cited for hunting without permission in Lewis and Clark County, according to a department spokesperson. FWP Information Bureau Chief Peggy O’Neill confirmed Volesky was placed on administrative leave but said she could not say why because it involved

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Oct. 19 in at the State Capitol in room 317 and online via Zoom. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the FWP website and YouTube. The public can participate in person. The commission will take public comment on agenda items for registered commenters both in person and on Zoom. Those who want to make a

Montana State University Extension is accepting applications from rural Montana communities until Dec. 15 to participate in Reimagining Rural, a three-part virtual gathering planned for January and February. Reimagining Rural is a program that brings community members in towns across the state together for three evening events to hear speakers share their rural success stories and how to get